It is said to be a goal if the ball hit passes the goal line completely between the goal posts and under the crossbar. But it can only be considered a scored goal if during the course of action leading to the goal itself, there was no breach of any law prescribed by FIFA. If however there was a breach and the referee called back/whistled before the kick was made, then the goal doesn’t count.

After the game finishes, the team scoring the most number of goals wins the match. If however there are home and away fixtures in cup ties that need to decide a winner, the aggregate (home, away) law is in place or in cups there is extra time and if no winner can be decided, there are penalty kicks to determine the

This goal was denied to Ethiopia when Ethiopia and Nigeria were playing on Oct. 13, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 2014 World Cup qualifier. Because of this goal Ethiopia lost to Nigeria. As you can see from the picture and from the video #2 saved the ball after the ball passed the line. Nigerian player #2's body and the ball was out side the while line. According to Football/soccer rule when this happened it will be considered as GOAL. It may be hard to see for the referee at that time but it is clearly shown on the picture and video. FIFA governing body should review the video and other proof and should reward the goal to Ethiopia. Please sign and share.